Ox beetle
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| Image:BugMacro.jpg Ox Beetle (adult female). Expand for a detailed view.
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| Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758 |
The ox beetle (Strategus aloeus) is a type of rhinoceros beetle. The "major" males of this species have three large horns on the thorax, resembling the triceratops. The "minor" males have horns as well, but the two back ones are small and stubby. Female ox beetles have no horns.
[edit] References
- Coin, Patrick and Phillip Harpootlian. "Species Strategus aloeus". Online: http://bugguide.net/node/view/6278. July 29, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Strategus aloeus photos at BugGuide
- Strategus aloeus and other Strategus sp. (probably also aloeus) photos at Goliathus.com
